Open AccessDiagnostic Performance of Creatinine-Based Equations for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in Adults 65 Years and Older
Author(s) -
Luciano da Silva Selistre,
Dener Lizot Rech,
V. de Souza,
Jean Iwaz,
Sandrine Lemoine,
Laurence Dubourg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0223
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , interquartile range , kidney disease , urology , creatinine , epidemiology , endocrinology
Estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is useful in many clinical conditions. However, very few studies have evaluated the performance of GFR-estimating equations in older adults at various degrees of kidney impairment.
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